Does hot weather make you retain water?

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  • Lynzdee18
    Lynzdee18 Posts: 500 Member
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    Poor sleep and too much sodium are my triggers to puff up. Hot, not so much.
  • jessicarobinson00
    jessicarobinson00 Posts: 414 Member
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    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    I call it sausage fingers. On hot days i bloat so much my hands hurt.

    As do I: AWFUL!!
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
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    I think its very individual but for me the answer is definitely yes. I've noticed the past three summers that I inexplicably gain about 3-5 pounds and it hangs around until fall. Apparently it also has to do with increased blood volume as well.

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-body-wieght-ambient-temperature/
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,986 Member
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    Not me. I drink more fluid, move more, and lose more weight in the summers.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,868 Member
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    kshama2001 wrote: »
    Not me. I drink more fluid, move more, and lose more weight in the summers.

    Yeah, I was just in Colombia, South America...we spent 4 nights in Cartagena and it was 90* and 90% humidity so it felt like about 115*...there was zero sea breeze and we all just sat there sweating all day and most of the night...I dropped 6 Lbs in 4 nights.

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